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Damage to bumper, repair options?

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  • 17-06-2013 10:34pm
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    dutopia
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭


    Like an absolute tit, not paying attention, I reversed my Focus into a concrete pillar in a car park. The rear bumper has a fairly nasty crack in it although it's small enough when looking at the bumper as a whole. Also, lots of scratches as you can see.

    Has anyone any recommendations for garages around Dublin that could repair this? Any ideas of prices? It's a Ford Focus Mk II.

    My wife's going to kill me :(
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    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,405 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Try Carcraft in Ballybough, hard to know how much, likely not much change of €500.

    www.carcraft.ie


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    goz83
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭goz83


    I know carcraft do good work, but they are pricey. I have used gvd autos in walkinstown a few times. They take longer, but the prices are very keen. I had far worse damage repaired on an old fto for under €400. Www.gvdautos.com


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    Nonoperational
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    Jesus there's no way I'd pay €500 for that. A repair and paint with someone decent can be got for €250-300.


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    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    straight to a scrapyard for a secondhand black bumper in ok shape, pay a mechanic to fit it. job done for sub €200. if money is tight.


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    arleitiss
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Try Carcraft in Ballybough, hard to know how much, likely not much change of €500.

    www.carcraft.ie


    Sorry for bit of out of thread question:
    Would that service fit non oem parts too? for example if I want a fender from different model but it's too long, would they be able to cut it, and finish it?


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    Kace
    Registered Users Posts: 848 ✭✭✭Kace


    Some reference points for you :

    Audi Sandyford repair bill for fixing the small paint blemish in attached image - €630. Needed to respary whole bumper - yada yada
    Carcraft Ballybough repair bill for fixing same - €210


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    Speedway
    Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Speedway


    Kace wrote: »
    Some reference points for you :

    Audi Sandyford repair bill for fixing the small paint blemish in attached image - €630. Needed to respary whole bumper - yada yada
    Carcraft Ballybough repair bill for fixing same - €210

    I can't recommend Fitzwilliam Garage just off Baggot Street enough. Very reasonably priced and have done a fair bit of work for me over the years from alloy refurbs to bumper sprays.
    They resprayed a bumper for me recently (just fyi paint only no repairs or filler needed) for €100 and the work is flawless.
    www.fitzwilliamgarage.com/


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    dutopia
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭dutopia


    Hi all,

    Thanks for the replies and the recommendations. Wow, I really hope it doesn't cost over €200... I'm going to shop around a bit.


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